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The jobs AT&T is hiring for offer benefits that might include tuition reimbursements, paid time off, health-care benefits, discounts of company products and services, pre-tax flexible spending accounts and participation in a 401(k) plan with company matching, officials said. For a listing of current job openings, go to connect.att.jobs/tennessee-jobs.

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AT&T is adding 100 new jobs statewide, an expansion the telecommunications giant said is needed to handle growing demand in Tennessee for its wireless and broadband services.

Those jobs are among 200 overall — including 50 in Middle Tennessee — the Dallas-based company said it is trying to fill immediately in Tennessee. They include part-time positions in customer support and retail sales and full-time jobs, such as technicians that install and support AT&T’s U-verse digital TV, high-speed Internet and voice services.

Executives are expected to announce the hiring plans already underway at a ribbon-cutting today for the new 5,400-square-foot AT&T retail store off West End Avenue.

“These jobs are the result of growing consumer demand for wireless and broadband services, and our need to build the infrastructure to meet that demand,” said Cathy Lewandowski, spokeswoman for AT&T, which employs more than 5,400 workers statewide.

Roughly, 450 of those were hires between January and June. During that same period, AT&T invested more than $175 million in its wireless and wired networks in the state, building on investments of nearly $1.4 billion in those networks between 2010 and 2012.

“This announcement … serves to underscore that we are open for business, investing in Nashville, hiring in Nashville and hiring across the state of Tennessee with the most modern wireless infrastructure to support our growing business community,” said Ralph Schulz, president and chief executive of Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce.

The new AT&T Experience store at 1904 West End Ave. offers customers a way to both interact with and shop for smartphones, tablets, connected devices and home products and services. The grand opening is scheduled for noon to 2 p.m. Saturday.

Joelle Phillips, AT&T’s Tennessee president; Chris Percy, vice president and general manager of AT&T Mobility for Tennessee and Kentucky; Bryan Klamer, a Nashville-area AT&T sales director; and state Rep. Gary Odom are expected to participate in today’s ribbon-cutting ceremony.

Getahn Ward covers growth and development. He can be reached at 615-726-5968 or by email at gward@tennessean.com. Follow him on Twitter: @getahn.